Horse stolen in Porter located in Humble area, thieves still not reined in

STEPHANIE BUCKNER

Published 11:23 am, Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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Kat, a 6-year-old quarter horse, nuzzles up to its owner, Anita Lee, after the two were reunited Tuesday night, Feb. 12. The horse, its trailer and the truck pulling them were stolen from Tractor Supply in Porter on Feb. 8.

Kat, a 6-year-old quarter horse, nuzzles up to its owner, Anita Lee, after the two were reunited Tuesday night, Feb. 12. The horse, its trailer and the truck pulling them were stolen from Tractor Supply in

Anita Lee thanks Montgomery County Pct. 4 Constable Rowdy Hayden for helping to recover her horse Kat, who was stolen from Tractor Supply in Porter on Feb. 8. The horse was located on Feb. 12. So far no one has been charged for the theft.

Anita Lee thanks Montgomery County Pct. 4 Constable Rowdy Hayden for helping to recover her horse Kat, who was stolen from Tractor Supply in Porter on Feb. 8. The horse was located on Feb. 12. So far no one has

Horse stolen in Porter located in Humble area, thieves still not reined in

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A horse and its owner have been reunited after the horse was stolen four days earlier from Tractor Supply in Porter. On Feb. 8, a Pct. 4 Deputy Constable responded to a report filed by Conroe resident, Anita Lee. While parked at the Tractor Supply located on US 59, Lee walked out to the parking lot to find her truck and trailer gone, after being inside of the store for around 40 minutes. Along with the truck and trailer, Lee’s beloved horse, Kat, was also missing.

Store security video caught a vehicle circling the truck and trailer, shortly before one of suspects left the vehicle to drive away in Lee’s truck. The surveillance video, as well as a photo of Lee’s missing mare, was distributed to local law enforcement and sent through various social media venues.

Among these social media outlets was NetPosse.com, which is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to helping owners of stolen or missing horses in finding their pets, using all methods of communication including social media sites and flyers posted in communities surrounding the last location of the missing horse.

The organization, founded by Debi Metcalfe and originated when Metcalfe lost her own horse in 2003, has helped thousand of owners locate their horses. With help from flyers posted by NetPosse.com, Houston Police Department contacted Pct. 4 officers, believing they had located Kat.

Shortly after hearing from HPD, Pct. 4 responded to a location near Humble to find the horse tied to a tree, in good condition but with no access to water or food. As soon as Pct. 4 Livestock Deputy Dwayne Morrow identified Kat, he contacted Lee, and met her in New Caney with a truck and trailer that he had borrowed to meet her.

At present time, based on the investigation that was conducted at the location Kat was found, investigators do not believe that the property owner was involved in the theft. It is believed, however, that the actual thieves fled with both the truck and trailer after leaving the horse at the location.

Lee expressed both excitement and gratitude to Constable Rowdy Hayden, as well as to other constables present throughout the investigation to locate Kat.